CIVL471 -Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Department:
Civil Engineering
Program Name:
Program Code: 22
Civil Engineering
Course Number: Credits:
CIVL471 4 Cr

Required Course Elective Course (click on and check the appropriate box)
Prerequisite(s):
CIVL344 and CIVL372
Catalog Description:
Design of slabs: One-way and two-way edge supported slabs, joist floors. Stairs. Earthquake resistant design
principles: Seismic behavior of moment resisting frames. Ductility. Earthquake code requirements. General
principles of footing design and its applications. Computer aided design.(Prerequsites: CIVL344 and CIVL372)

Course Web Page:

http://civil.emu.edu.tr/courses/civl471

Textbook(s):
 Karaboğa, E., Reinforced Concrete II, 2nd Edition, EMU Press, Gazimagusa, 2005
Indicative Basic Reading List :
 Ersoy, U., Reinforced Concrete, METU, Ankara 2000.
 Celep, Z. and Kumbasar N., Örneklerle Betonarme, Sema Matbaacılık, İstanbul, 1995. (in Turkish)
 Betonarme Yapıların Hesap ve Yapım Kuralları, TS 500, Türk Standartları Enstitüsü, 2000.
 Ferguson, Breen & Jirsa, Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals
 Nilson A. H., Design of Concrete Structures, McGraw Hill, 1997

Course Outline:
Week 1 Introduction to course and requirements. (2 Classes)
Course objectives and course learning outcomes. Relation of the course with the other courses.
Brief review of RC beahvior.
Week 1-2 One-way and two way slab design. (4 Classes)
Beahvior, analysis and design of one way and two way slabs
Week 2 Joist floors. (4 Classes)
Design of one and two way joist floors.
Week 3 Review of column design. (5 Classes)
Review of column design and importance of the columns for earthquake resistant design.
Week 4-5 Beahvior of RC structures under seismic excitation.(10 Classes)
Earthquake code principles. Equivalent static load method and applications.
Week 6-7 Computer applications. (10 Classes)
Computer aided design and applications.
Week 8-9 MIDTERMWEEK
Week 10-11 Specifications for earthquake resistant design. Turkish earthquake code principles and
regulations. (10 Classes)
Turkish earthquake code principles. Comparision of the code with Eurocode 8.
Week 12 Design applications and project work (5 Classes)
Project study for the course
Week 13-14 Foundations (10 Classes)
Course Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course the students will be able to:

 Understand principles philosophies of structural design.

 Have knowledge on the behavior of RC slabs and frames.
 Understand basics of earthquake resistant design.
 Design of RC buildings using software
 Analysis and design of RC structural systems.
 Use basic ideas to design RC structures.

Class Schedule: Laboratory Schedule:

4 hrs of lectures per week 1 hr of laboratory per week

Method
Midterm Exam(s)
Assessment Project/Lab Work(s)
Quiz(es) and homework
Final Examination
No Percentage
1 35%
1 20 %
2 5%
1 40%

Contribution of Course to Criterion 5

Credit Hours for:

Mathematics & Basic Science : 0

Engineering Topic and Design : 4
General Education : 0

Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes

The course makes significant contributions to the following program outcomes:

a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering,

b) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic
constraints
c) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems,
d) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility,
e) the board education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,
economic, environmental, and social context
f) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning,

Prepared by: Serhan Şensoy Date Prepared: 12 April 2010